The Washington critic., 1887-10-28
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

failed yesterday, with liabilities amounting
to Sl25,000, They employed 400 hands, and
did business of s35O,00O year.
DR.. McGlynn contradicts the dispatch
stating that Rev. Father Brennan OF New
ark, N. j had said that DR.. McGlyun was
about to ask forgiveness OF the Church.
A book by Nina Van zandt on the subject
Of anarchy was put upon the market some
time ago. A. II Parsons announces that
he has Just finished book on the same sub
ject.
A Halifax special says the steamship
Scotia, which left New York nine days ago
for Liverpool, put in at Halifax yesterday
with her machinery disabled. She had ex-
peiienced terrific weather.
Governor Hill has decided to make three
addresses during the campain In New York.
He will spe.. in Brooklyn next Tuesday
evening, In Buffalo Wednesday evening and
in Syracuse Thursday evening.
The Michigan Salt Association, which
controls the market West OF Cleveland to
the Rocky Mountains, will stop the manu-.
faciuTe Of salt from December l to April
/, to reduce the large surplus now on the
market.
Systematic robblng Of freight cars on the
Southern Pacific Railroad has been going
Paso. Detectives have arrested j. Griffith,
freight conductor, and Charles Eddy and j.
Burchmel, freight brakemen.
The international convention of the
brotherhood OF Railroad Brakcmen at Bing-
hamton, N. Y, yesterday reelected Grand
Master :. L. Wilkinson Of Peoria, ILL.,, and
elected w. G. Edens OF Bucyrus, Ohio, vice.
grand master, and i. q. Foster Of Ithaca
grand organizer.
AT Raleigh, N. C., Owen Lanning, white,
notorious desperate and horse thief con-
Wet at the penltentiary, who had been In
hiding several days in the penitentary
building, yesterday attempted to escape.
He scaled the stockade, but was fatally shot
by the guards.
The sixth annual conference OF the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church opened 10
Syracuse, N. Y, yesterday, with delegates
cinnati, Central New York and other con-
ferences. Mrs. r. b. Hayes presided.
The directors OF the Cotton OIL Trust
in New York yesterday elected j. ii. Flag
Ter president and the following trustees:
Messrs. j. II. Flagler, New York; N. X.
Fair banks, Chicago, and j. G. Moss, New
York. The other trustees are i. Urquhart,
J. Aldiger, W. F. Anderson, j. II. Kendall,
j. l.. Macaulay aud John Scott.
Agnes Ethel Tracy, the actress, who was
the principal party 10 the famous Tracy
yesterday Of Sl2, 600 against Mrs. Jane II.
Cordrey as executrix OF Nathaniel A. Cou.
drey. The Judgment was On a note grow.
ing out Of transactions with regard to the
old Robert L. Lee mine.
William Murphy, So years old, telegraph
operator of the Postal Telegraph Company,
made determined effort to commit suicide
in New York yesterday. He shot himself
In the left breast, cut his head with small
pif al slttn
litter, and then tried to hang himself with
clothes-line. He was tired OF life. He
will probably die.
The Chinese Consul at New York said
yesterday that his latest advices were that
the so.called Mitkewcz agreement was
still in allegiance, lie could not confirm
the report sent out by the Associated Press
that the bank would be established at Pekin,
with capital Of Sl0,000,000, with Mr..
Vanderbilt as president and vlce-president
In China.
Wednesday Geo. Barney, Edward Loomis
William Desartig, w. Duggins and r. H.
Lump, farmers, living near Blunt, Dakota
went on the Wennebago Indian reservation
to catch driitwood from the Missouri river.
A band of Indians caught and beat them,
and then bound them hand and foot and
took them to Fort Thompson, where they
are still in captivity.
III tne Cdtc ol reTIls uIieb, Ouc Vi tue per
Cons injured In the ruins OF the Diamond
State Iron Company Finishing Mill, at VIII
mington, Del, which blew down July IS,
1885, the Delaware Court of Errors and APP
| peals yesterday confirmed the verdict in the
court below, which gives Giles $1,000 dam.
ages. This also determines the case Of Wln.
Gossam, another victim, who got verdict
for $4,000.
At Newport, II. l., Mr.. smolianinofr
made further experiments In firing nitro.
glycerine from guns yesterday. A six-inch
gun was used and service charge and
powder. Three shells were fired against
prove that the fluid can be fired without
Its explosion from the discharge of the
piece. The distance In this case was forty
eight yards. With the other six shells the
inventors lgnitor was used and they were
fired over the water, exploding In the air
at a distance Of about mile and a.half.
The Supreme Council OF Sovereign
Grand Inspectors. General Of the Thirty
third and Last Degree OF the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite OF Freemasonary for
the United States, which has been In ses
sion In New York for several days, has
elected the following officers: John j, Cor
man Of New York, sovereign grand com.
mander; VIM. II. Hersheiser OF Ohio, lieu
tenpant commander; Granville A. Fran
hesa, Ohio, grand minister Of state; Ro lert
Il. Roberts, New York, grand treasurer
general; John q, Barker, Brooklyn, grand
secretary.geueral; John Boyd, New York,
grand keeper of tho archives; Isaac f
Graham, Connecticut, grand standard
bearer, and Il. Juuius Edwards, Mime
sofa, grand captain OF the guard.
Mr.. CHARLES DICKESs will be the guest
q, L..